Boot-polisher.



PATBNTED MAY 3, 1904.

I. L. ROLPH. BOOT POLISHBR.

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Patented May 3, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

FREDERICK L. ROLPH, OF FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT-POLISHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letter Patent No. 759,015, dated May 3,1904. Application filed September 12,1903. Serial No. 172,879. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FREDnRIoK L. Home, of Fitchburg, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Boot-Polishers; and 1 do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to boot cleaners and polishers adapted to standat a door or other convenient place, and has for one object to providemeans for cleaning boots and shoes by removing dirt and dust therefromin a simple and effective manner previous to entering the house. It isfurthermore adapted to be used for polishing boots and shoes afterblacking has been applied, thus avoiding the necessity of stooping overor down to obtain the desired results.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a boot-polisher in workingposition; Fig. 2, a sectional detail of a brush and part of a shaft.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a brush which is hemisphericalin form and made in the usual way by taking a head made of wood or othersuitable material and inserting bristles in said head in any usualmanner common to the art of brush-making.

The letter C indicates a vertical standard or hollow bearing, to thelower end of which is rigidly secured a supporting-arm D, which curvesoutwardly to allow room for the action of the brush and removablyconnected with a base or stand 1, upon which the structure rests.Forming a part of the supporting-arm D is a foot-rest D for the purposeof resting the foot while applying blacking pre vious to using thepolishing-brush.

At the upper end of the standard C and forming a part thereof is an armH, at the top of which is a bearing L, and connected rigidly with saidbearing L is a handle G for the purpose of enabling the operator to holda steady position while operating the brush. Also attached to the arm His a frame N for holding a can or bottle which contains blacking. Thebrush-shaft B is mounted in and supported by the standard (I. To thelower end of said shaft is connected the brush A by means of the shaftpassing centrally througl'i said brush 01' the head thereof andremovably secured thereto by a nut B. The brush-head may be removed bytaking the nut from the shaft, and the shaft B may be removed from thebearing C by being drawn up through the said bearing in the usualmanner. To the extreme upper end of the shaft B is applied a pinion F. Agear E, having a handpiece K, meshes with the pinion F and imparts arelatively high speed thereto. This gear E is connected with a shaft M,which is loosely mounted in the bearing L and adjustably secured by anut.

As is evident, when the operator grasps the handle Gr with one hand andthe handle K with the other the position is such that thepolishing-brush may be easily rotated and a high motion imparted to saidbrush by means of the driving-gear described. It will of course beunderstood that the device is more particularly adapted to use as aboot-polisher. The can or bottle held by the frame N is provided with ahandled blacking-applicr which prevents soiling the hands when applyingthe blacking, and the action of the brush upon the boot when pressedagainst the brush gives the desired result.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

In a shoe cleaning and polishing machine, a

suitable platform, a frame comprising a base mounted and anchored on theplatform, a standard curved rearwardly and upwardly with relation to theplatform, a vertically-disposed bearing carried by the upper end of thestandard, an extension-standard standing from the upper end of thebearing at right angles to the curve of the lower stanc lard, the saidextension-standard having a bearing and terminating above the bearing ina handle, a suitable shaft journaled in the bearing of theextension-standard, a gear-wheel carried by the stub-shaft, a shaft inthe first-named my invention I have hereunto affixed my sigbearlng, apmlon thereon meshing wlth the nature in presence of two Witnesses.

gear-Wheel, a brush-head carried by the lower 1 end of the shaft, thesaid brush operating in FREDERHK ROLPH' 5 certain relation to the baseas and for the pur- VVitnesse-s:

pose described. M. S. RoLrH,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as t O. A. TAFT.

